Dyeing apparatus.



J. M. PAYNE & G. G. WALLAE.

DYBING APPARATUS. APPLICATION I'ILED AIR. 1o, 1912.

Pawented Feb.11,1913.

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@KNWU J'. M. PAYNE 6a G. G. WALLACE.

DYBlNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILI-:D APR. 1o, 1912.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

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J. M. PAYNE & G. G. WALLACE.

DYEING APPARATUS.

, AEPLIGATION FILED APR.10, 12H2. L, fatemi Feb. 11, 1913,

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l loroken away. Fig. 2, shows a cross-section provide improvements in the apparatus y n mirroir-ni JESSE M. AYNE, OF LEE (,.LU'NTY, AND GEORGE G. VALLCE, OF RUSSELL COUNTY,

ALABLltiA., ASSIGNORS TO PERFECTIO'N BUS, GEORG-l5., A CGRPGRATION F GEO DYEENG MACHINE COMPANY, GF CLULYL RGIA.

DYEIN AIEARATUS.

Application. filed April l0,

To all 'whom may concern Be it known that we, Jnssn vl. Yarns and GEORGE G. lllaninon, citizens of thc United States, residing, respectively, `in the county of Lee and in the county ot Russell and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Dyeing` Apparatus; and we do hereby declare the following` to he a full, clear, and exact description of thefinvention, such as will en able others skilled in the art to which it appertains to niale and use the saine.

@ur present. invention relates to improve ments in apparatusl 'for dyeing and drying" yarns of cotton, or other textile material, and relates more especially to an improved construction ot hollow warper heain, on which the yarn is wound, and upon which said yarn is dyed, washed, and dried, without necessitating; the removal thereof .troni said warner heain.

The invention is especially intended to provide a hollow warper heain haring a series of slats, forming the slotted cylindrical portion upon which the yarn isiveound, with means for reciprocating adjacent slats out- Wardly and inwardly in reverse directions, whereby during the treatment of the yarn while on the beain, the dye liquor and washing fluid have free access to the yarn innnediately contiguous to the slats, and whereby any streaky effect, due to continuous contact of the yarn with the slats, incident to the dyeing, washing", or other treatment ot' the yarn.I is avoided.

Our invention is especially intended to illustrated and described in our Patent No.

887 511 'rented Ma* l2 1908 for Inr a i v l ,7

provements 1n dyeing machines. and in ouil m'ents in dyeing machines.

@ur invent-ion w\ill he understood hy ret erence'to the acconinanying drawings, in which the saineparts are indicated hv the saine letters and .numerals throughout the several views.

Figure l is a central longitudinal section through the improved wai-per beaux, parts being shown in elevation., and parts lining alngthe line ill-#2 et Fig. i, and looking Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Fell. it, i913.

1912. Serial No. 689,8l..

in the direction ot the arrows. Fig. 3 is a denil showing one of the slats det-a ched from the apparatus. 4t shows a section through the inclosing 'vat and closed tank, in which the warper heain is mounted, and shows moditied ineans for actuating the slats. Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. l, hut on a larger scale, and shows another inediicatioi'i, in which the slats may he actuated while the warner beam is in the closed tank, and while it is being rotated. Figs. 6 and 7 are details, showing the means tor coupling' together the interrupted sleeve and shaft ot Fig. 5.

This invention relating' more particularly to the warper heain and the method of eX- panding and contracting the slats, only such details of the apparatus are shown as are necessaryto explain this operation; hut the complete details of the apparatus are shown in our application, Serial No. 609,794, aforesaid.

Referring to l of the drawings here in, the outer wooden vat A incloses the inner closed tank or jacket- B, having the cover C and the head B, which head, and the head il of the vat are perforated to receive the nipe l), as fully described in our application aforesaid.

Referring now especially to Figs. l, 2, and 3, E represents the wai-per beam, mounted upon the shaft l, having the projecting` ends la, to one of which ends is connected a drive shaft (l, shown to the right ot the figure, which carries the worin wheel 2, engaging the worin 3, driven by the pulley 4. Any suitable driving` mechanism for rotating the shaft Il may he adopted, and we do not inean to confine ourselves to the s'yecilic ineans in dicated.

'lhe wai-per benin is hollow, and in the torni of a spool, and it is provided at one end withv a head 5. haring" periorations therethrough. as at G, and notches.. at 7, 1oet-Ween the shoulders S and t?. to receive the ends ot the slats ll). rIlle opposite head 5 is' provhlzwl with similar slots 7, and with 4shoulders 5l and il, to receive lhc opposite ends nl' said slats. 'lhcse slats are notched at each end. :is at ll, (site Fig. fil lo permit radial play in the .slots T and 'T; and on their inner laces. said :slats are provided with series ot wedge plaies l2 and 12a, se-

lll() cured thereto in any convenient way, as dicated in Fig. 3. The wedge plates 1Q on one Slat are reversely disposed to the correspending wedge plates 12 on the adjacent Slat, as shown most clearly in Fig. l; and these wedgeplates on adjacent slats altcrnately engage the inner wall of the radial slots 13 in the rims 1st of the spiders 1:3, which spiders are Slidably mounted on the shaft 1,.:1nd are connected together by rods 16, but are spaced apart by spacing sleeves 17, so that. these various spiders, together with the rods and sleeves, constitute a sliding' frame, .which is adapted to travel through a slight distance longitudinally in reverse directions nponj the shaft. 1. The reciprocal movement. of this frame, when carried to the limit of travel in-one direction, presses the Wedge plates 12 outwardlv,

as shown in Fig. 1, and causes the correspending slats to be forced outward, while t e adjacent Wedge plates ,112 are then clearV of the bottom of the slots 13, and the slats carivingh said plates 12 are free to move inwardly a slight. distance toward the shaft l; This reciprocal movenfient.v oi the spider frame for actuating the wedge plates 12 12, may loe'eiiected in a. variety of waffe, One of which I have shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and others in Figs. d and 5.

Referring lil-st to Figs. 'l and 2, one of the spiders 15 is provided with .fixed nots 'V18 and 18, adapted to engage the screws 19 and 19, respectively, which screws carryA .sprocket chains 20, engaging the sprocket wheel 21; and one of said screws, as 1Q, is turned by means of a squared end and hand crank 19", or other suitabie device, not shown. The sprocket. chain 21 transmits movement from the screw 19 to the other screw 19. 'l'hese screws 19 and 19B are revolubly mounted, but held against longi tudinal movement in. journal hearings-22, carried by the head 5E. By having two screws and nutsequal distances away from, and on opposite sides of, the shaft 1, there will be no tendency to bind, as Wouid he the case lif a single screw only 'were used.

In the form of device shown in Fig. d, the spider l5", nearest the head 5, is prok vided with a sleeve 23, having a coarse Screwthread 24, engagin the correspondingr screw-thread 25 on tie interior of the sleeve 26, carrying the Wheel 2?, which is mounted inside of the thrust coliar 28, carried by the end 1 of the shaft 1., By turn ing this wheel 27 by hand, the spider frame may be moved in either direction; but, if preferred to operate this wheel` 27 b means of the motive .power geared on to t e shaft 1, as shown to the right'of Fi l, it will be suiicient to provide an;7 suita le brake for said wheel, such, for instance, as a band lbrake, well known in the art, and which is not `illustrated in the drawings. By apply- Aflange 332., carried h v the sleeve 30, which 2 Leashes ing this brake `when the shaft. '1 is being driven in one direction, the spider frame would he moved in the directiono the a3.- rows si: while by reversing the motion' of the shaft l. and. applying the hand brake, the. spider frame may he moved in the refr verse direction.

It 4will be noted that, in t-l'ieiapparatns shown in Figs. 1,' 2, and 4, itwill be necessari.7 to reniovefthe cover from the closed tank E, if the warper beaniis used in a closed tank: but in Figs. 5 to 7, we have shown an arrangement b v ineens or" which the slats may he expanded or contracted, irrespective'o whether the tank inclosing the 'warner beam is closed or opei'nand in which this niav he eiiected eiti er hy hand or by the motive power applied to rotating" the shaft 1. Referring to these Figs. '5 to 7, the end spider 15 provided with s. sleeve '530, projecting through the head 5a bf, the Werper heard.` which sleeve is preferably provided with -the slot 31, to engage the spline 32, projec'tsins,r 'from the heb of the heed 5B into said slot, so that. the sieeve he *free to slide, lontrnay he held against. rotation relative to the head 51 and the This eieeve 3G is provided with a i'iange 3&3, edapted to couple onto a similar sleeve Bil is provided with coarse screw threads 3d, to engage correspondine,F screwn threads in the sleeve 3.3, carrying the han1 wheel 3G. This sleeve 30 passes through the head B of the closed tank B, shown more in detail in and mounted in this .sleeve is the rod 37, which forms a corp tinuation of the Shaft 1, and is connected thereto in any convenient. way, as hy ineens of the T-head 39 and the T-groove 39, shown in detail in Figs. and T. The cuter end of this rod carries a collar 38, which is preerahiy provided withantifriction end thrust hearings 38a. The danges 33 and 33 of the sleeves 30 and 30:" may he connected together in any convenient way, as hy means of the hinged bolts di), engage"- ine; in the notches 42 of. said denses, and the butterflv nuts 41.. To secure aiirzn joint, one of the tlanges, as 33, may beprovidedwith a hose 43, to project into the corresponding recess 44. in the opposite iange. l.ii/ve do not. mean to limit ourselves, however, to an'` special Inode of connecting the sleeves 3() and 30, or the shaft. 1 ,and rod 3T together, as this ma;VY be done in' a great varietyv of ways.

lin the position shown nFig. 5, the spider frame is at one end of itssravclaandis press,- ingf the wedge plates 'iontward, while the` wedge plates 12n are in their innermost position. By turning the hand wheel 36 in the proper direction to move the spider frame in the direction of the arrows 5, the 'wedge plates 12 will he disengaged, and the 'wedge Mtb . movement of the ing, washing,

plates lQe verse direction may be given to the spider 'frame either by operating the hand wheel 36 byl hand; or, it preferred to use the power already engaged in rotating the shaft l, by simply holding the hand wheel 36, or by applying a brake thereto, the rotation of the shaft 1 would itself cause the sleeve 30 to rotate insideofthe sleeve 35, and the screw'- threads 34 would move the spider trame in one direction. VTo move the spider the other direction, it will only be necessary to reverse the direct-ion et motion ot the shaft l, still holding onto the hand wheel 36, or applying a suitable brake thereto.

In any of the forms ot apparatus hereinbefore described, it will be noted that the spider trame in one direction will. torce out the alternate slats o't` 'the warper beam, and will permit the adjacent slats to move in toward the center oit the warper beam, which motion will be positively effected, not only by the torce of gravity acting upon the slats in the 'upper section of the warper beam, but also by the tension of the layers of yarn wound thereon, so that as soon as these slats are tree to move inward toward the shaft 1,'they will so move, permitting free access ot the dyeor other fluid, to those parts ot the yarn whidh had lately been more or less inaccessible Q0 such fluid, owing to the contact ot' said yarn with said slats. This shifting of the alternate groups otvslats inward or outward may be Velectedtas otten as may be found desirable in practice'.

It will be obvious that,in the form. ot d'evice shown in Fig. 5, the screw-threads 34: and hand wheel' 36 will be outside ot the closed tank or jacketv B, and'may /econveniently operated without 'opening Vsaid tank, or stopping the mechanismffor driving the shaft l. j

ln order to remove the warper beam shown in F ig. 1 trom the/tank, hooks or slings may be used to engage the ends l of the shaft l. In a similarway, the warper beam shown in Fig. Zlmay be removed from the tank B; but to remove the warper beam shown in Fig. 5 trom said tank, it will be necessary first to remove the cover of the tank,.then disengage 'the bolts 4t() and butterfly nuts 4l, and

clear of the joint 3), which may be done by rotating the hand wheel 36, and then uneoupling the rod 37 from the end ot the shat't l.

For convenience in mounting the end ot the wai-per beam in the tank B, any suitable support may be provided for the end of the .f'arper beam next the closed head 5, such as t-he support F, shown diagrammatically ia Fig. 5.

le do not mean to limit ourselves to any specific details of construction, or any spewill be forced outward. This rel 'tra me in slide -thevsleeve 30.a back 'citic arrangements for operating the herein described apparatus. except such as will be hereinafter set torth in the claims,`

Having thus described our invention, what we claimand desire to secure by Letters latent of the United States isz- 1..'l`he combination in a hollow ywarper beam ot a plurality ot slats forming the periphery ot' said warper beam. and mounted to move radiall)I` aw v from the axis thereoit', and means `t'or reciprocating alternately adjacent slats outwardly and inwardlyY away 'from or toward the axis oi' said warper beam. substantiallyas describcl.

The combination in a hollow warpei beam ol a plmality et' slats forming the pe ripliery ot' said warper beam. and mounted to more radially awa),y trom the axis there ot', and means tor simultaneously moving the alternate, slats in groups away trom or `toiifard the axis oi; said warper beam, sub-- stantially as described.

B. rlhe ctnnbination in a hollow warper beam ol a plurality ot slats `forming the periphery et said warper beam, and mounted to move radially away trom the axis there-- of, and means tor moving a series ot alternate slats in groups away trom or toward the axis ot said warper beam, said means com}')risin,r a series ot reversely disposed wedge plates secured on the inside of said slats, and a longitudinally movable frame mounted interior to said slats and adapted to engage said wedge plates, with means :tor moving `said trame longitudinally, substantially as described.

.4, The combination 'in a hollow warper beam ot a plurality ot' slats forming the periphery of said warper beam, and mounted to move radially away from the axis thereot', and means for simultaneously moving the alternate slats in two separate groups away from or toward the axis of said warper beam, said means comprising a series of reversely disposed wedgeplates secured on the inside ot' said slats, and a longitudinally movable trame mounted interior to said slats and havingbearing tacos adapted to enga-ge said wedge plates, with means for moving said frame longitudinally, substantially as described.

5. The Acombination in a hollow warper beam ofa central shaft, and a pair ott heads mounted thereon, and provided with recesses in the inner sides thereof, al plurality ot' slatsA forming the periphery of said warper beam, and mounted to move radially away trom the axis thereof, said slats having their ends loosely fitting in said recesses in the heads, and means for moving a series ot alternate slats in groups away from or toward the axis ot said warper beam, substantially as described.

6. The combination in a hollow warper beam ont a central shaft, and a pair of heads alternate slats in 'Ward the axis of mounted thereon, and in the inner sides thereof, a plurality of slats forming the periphery of sald warper beam, and mounted to move radially away from the axis thereof, said slats having their ends loosely fitting in said recesses in the heads, and means for simultaneously moving the groups away from or tosaid warper beam, substantially as described. l

7. The combination in a hollow warper beam of a central shaft, and a pair of heads mounted thereon and provided with recesses 1n 'the inner sides thereof, a plurality of slats .15

forming the periphery of said warper beam,

and mounted to move radially away from. fthe axis thereof, said slats having their ends loosely fitting in said recesses in the heads,

. and'means for moving alternate slats in groups away from or toward the axis of said warper beam, said means comprising a series of reversely disposed wedge plates seloosely fitting cured on the inside of said slats, and a longitudinally movable frame slidably mounted on said shaft, andvadapted toengage said wedge plates, with means for moving said frame longitudinally on said shaft, substan tially as described.

8. The combination in a hollow warper beam of a centralshaft, and a pair of heads mounted thereon, and provided with recesses in the inner sides thereof, a plurality of slats forming the eriphery of said Warper beam, and mounted) to move radially away from the axis therof, said slats having their ends provided with recesses in said recesses in the heads,

and means for simultaneously moving the alternate slats in two groups away from or toward the axis of said war er beam, said means comprising a series o reversel disposed wedge plates secured on the inslde of said slats, and a longitudinally movable frame mounted interior to said slats and adapted to' engage said wedge plates, with means for moving said frame longitudinally, substantially as described.

9. In a revolving collapsible dyeing beam suitably mounted series of yarn supporting 'slats,\and means whereby one series of said collapsible dyeing and means on said slats whereby to retract independently of and at a dif-V I ferent time from the other series.

In testimony whereof, we aiiiX our tures, 1n `presence of two-witnesses.

JEssE,M.PAYNE, GEORGE e, WALLACE.

signa` Witnesses:

`JEssIE JOHNSON, H. H. SWIFT. i' 

